Thursday, February 2, 2012

Cupcake Bugaboo & a Giveaway!!

My little grand niece in New Zealand celebrated her first birthday last month, so I made this card and popped it in the mail at the beginning of January.

I started by stamping Cupcake Bugaboo (from Stamping Bella) onto white card stock and then colouring with copic markers. Stickles were used to accent the sprinkles on the cupcake. The image panel, as well as a pink and white polka dot mat was cut with the Nestabilities Label #11 die. Close to My Heart Buttercup ink was sponged around the edges of the image panel.

Pink Baker's Twine was tied around the front panel and onto the tag. Finally, a few clear bubble gems were added to the various flowers on the patterned paper and the edges were sponged with some Blush ink before attaching it to the card base.

The floral patterned paper gave me the inspiration to use the little flower from Tiny Tags for the sentiment.

And then .... a happy accident .......

I found that the Flower Fusion #2 die was perfect to use as a mat for the Tiny Tags flower. I used the die to cut a second layer from the polka dot paper.

If you have the Tiny Tags stamp and die set, (or even if you don't have them!) you may want to add the Flower Fusion #2die to your stash. And .........since I have an extra die I thought I would offer it to my blog visitors.

Just leave a comment at the end of this post by 11 pm Sunday February 5th (EST). I will randomly choose a name and post the results on my blog. Make sure to check back here on Feb 6th .

Edited Feb. 16, 2012

The original winner, ldid not respond, so it was necessary to re draw a winner from the comments. Please visit this post for the winner.

This 'tiny' give away is open to all blog visitors. Good Luck!! and Thanks for visiting today.

Your card is darling. Love the little cupcake image. Perfect for a little one.. The polka dot paper & the flower background is so colorful. The tiny tag is perfect. Love your crativity of using the die of the flower as a mat.What a perfect inside sentiment too!

Karen, your 1st Birthday card for your grand niece is adorable and what a great find! I don't have Flower Fusion #2 die so would be thrilled to win it. Thanks for sharing your fabulous discovery with us and for offering a giveaway!

EEK - what a cute birthday card, Karen! Love that little Bugaboo image and the papers/detailing! And it's cool when you find things that coordinate together! Thanks for sharing about the dies working with each other!

About Me

After teaching for 31 years, I retired in order to spend more time travelling, gardening and crafting!! I have always loved to sew and knit, but after I left teaching I decided it was time to organize all of the family pictures into scrapbooks. I haven't gotten too far on that project, as I started taking card making classes at the local scrap booking store and then became fascinated with stamping... now I can be 'lost' in my crafty room for hours at a time!! I have two grown sons and a very understanding and supportive husband.